{"id":15393,"date":"2026-06-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=15393"},"modified":"2026-06-25T09:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:59:33","slug":"big-digs-amazing-underground-constructions-by-kiko-sanchez-kids-nonfiction-picturebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=15393","title":{"rendered":"BIG DIGS: Amazing Underground Constructions, by Kiko Sanchez (kids nonfiction picturebook)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Secret rooms,
tunnels, aqueducts –
deep below the surface! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “Tunnel of Contents” shows a wide range of underground projects, each commanding a double-page spread in this oversized book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the ancient Gadara Aqueduct carrying water underground for 60 miles in 2nd century Jordan to 3D-printed habitats in caverns under the surface of Mars in the future, each project has a specific purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both the 3rd century Temple of the Feathered Serpent in Mexico and Quinta da Regaieira in early 1900s Portugal held secret ceremonial sites far below the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Seoul Subway system is the world’s largest, carrying 7 million people yearly on its 200 miles of underground tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Delaware Aqueduct carries water to New York City, while the Eastern Discharge Tunnel carries flooding rainwater away from Mexico City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some diagrams are so large that you need to turn the book sideways to see them, like the White House Bunker, and the Drummen Spiral where the road to a mountaintop spirals inside the mountain, leaving its trees and animals undisturbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way – did you know that the Chunnel carrying trains under the English Channel is actually 3 tunnels?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look for this fascinating array of meticulously hand-drawn scenes with lots of facts and history at your local library https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/libraries<\/a> or independent bookstore https:\/\/bookshop.org\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How far underground have you gone?
**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book info<\/strong>: Big Digs: Amazing Underground Constructions \/ Kiko Sanchez; translated by Marc Correa. Helvetiq, 2026. [author\/illustrator https:\/\/www.tormentalibros.com\/en\/illustrators\/kiko-sanchez<\/a>] [publisher site https:\/\/helvetiq.com\/us\/big-digs<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher, via Publisher Spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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